THE PORTAL MADE THE troll visible to me. Gawd he was ugly. Big and gray, all over-muscled. A thick brow and narrow eyes make him look stupid, but deadly. When I saw him, I could understand how the trees were knocked down. That "ax" was more like a club, since it had been dulled with all the beating it was used for, and never sharpened. At his arm level, it made them break off about 12 feet off the ground.
At two steps he was inside the circle. Where he stopped. He was sniffing the air to make sure the pixie was there.
In the dim light, all he could really see was me.
A loud whistle came from where the pixie sat on my neck. "Hey stupid. Down here!" Lori yelled and made it sound like a megaphone.
The troll swung his ax back.
I turned on my flashlight but shined it on his hands instead o
